Masefield, Saskatchewan

Unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°09′06″N 107°48′16″W / 49.151714°N 107.804353°W / 49.151714; -107.804353CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSouthwestCensus division4Rural Municipality Val MarieGovernment

• ReeveMike Waldner • AdministratorCathy Legault • Governing bodyVal Marie No. 17Population

(2006)

• Total0Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0N 2T0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 18^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Masefield is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located on Highway 18, about 10 km southwest of Val Marie.

Etymology

Masefield was named after John Masefield, a contemporary English poet.^[5]

History

Masefield once contained a store, lumber yard, pool hall, cafe, and blacksmith shop, as well as a three-room schoolhouse and three grain elevators. Crop failures began in 1925, causing many residents to take out new farms at Hays, Alberta, where a new irrigation project was being installed. Although no business operates in the community today, its name survives in the nearby Masefield Pasture, which is co-operatively managed.^[5]

Demographics

In 2006, Masefield had a population of 0 living in 0 dwellings, a 0% increase from 2001. The community had a land area of 0.00 km² (0 sq mi) and a population density of 0/km² (0/sq mi).

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
^ ^a ^b Prairie Footprints Then & Now. Val Marie History Book Committee. 2008. pp. 41–47. ISBN 978-1-55383-209-6.